Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge

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Bridge in and Rock Island, Illinois

Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge
I-280 Bridge from Davenport
Coordinates	41°28′45″N 90°37′56″W / 41.47917°N 90.63222°W / 41.47917; -90.63222
Carries	4 lanes of I-280
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois
Official name	Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge
Other name(s)	I-280 Bridge
Maintained by	Illinois Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Tied arch bridge
Total length	4,194 feet (1,278 m)
Width	82 feet, 4 lanes
Longest span	175 metres (574 ft)
History
Opened	October 25, 1973; 51 years ago (October 25, 1973)
Statistics
Daily traffic	21,200
Location

The Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge, also known as the Baker Bridge or Interstate 280 Bridge, carries Interstate 280 (I-280) across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. The bridge opened in 1973 with a blue and yellow color scheme, thought to be unique in the state. In 2007, it was repainted all blue. On July 30, 2010, the bridge was officially named the Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Bridge.

On May 2, 2019, the bridge, along with several other bridges in the Quad Cities area, were temporarily closed to all traffic due to severe flooding of the Mississippi River and the Rock River, and a subsequent levee breach in Davenport.

References

^ "Bridges: Iowa, Illinois order safety inspections". Quad City Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
"I-280, I-480, and I-680". iowahighways.org.
Barb Ickes. "I-280 bridge gets the blues; so long yellow". The Quad-City Times.
"Special Route and Bridge Designations – Iowa Department of Transportation". www.iowadot.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

Crossings of the Mississippi River

Upstream
Crescent Rail Bridge
BNSF Railway

I-280 Bridge

Downstream
Norbert F. Beckey Bridge

v t e Davenport, Iowa
City and government	History Central Fire Station Davenport City Hall Davenport Public Library Davenport Register of Historic Properties National Register of Historic Places: Downtown, East, West Neighborhoods Scott County Court House U.S. Court House
Landmarks	Figge Art Museum Modern Woodmen Park Northpark Mall Oakdale Memorial Gardens Outing Club Putnam Museum RiverCenter River Music Experience Skybridge Sacred Heart Cathedral Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Education	Davenport Community School District Kaplan University Palmer College of Chiropractic St. Ambrose University Marycrest College Historic District Central High School Mid City High School North High School West High School Assumption High School
Transportation	Davenport Municipal Airport Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge Citibus Crescent Rail Bridge Government Bridge Rock Island Centennial Bridge
Neighborhoods	College Square Cork Hill Crescent Warehouse Hamburg McClellan Heights Prospect Park Riverview Terrace Vander Veer Park West Third Street Village of East Davenport
Parks	Centennial Park Credit Island Duck Creek Park and Golf Course Duck Creek Parkway Emeis Park and Golf Course Indian Springs Park Fejervary Park LeClaire Park Lindsay Park Riverfront Parkway Schuetzen Park Sunderbruch Park Vander Veer Botanical Park Veterans Memorial Park
Other	African Americans Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Bix 7 Road Race Duck Creek Lock and Dam No. 15 Northpark Mall Quad City Air Show

v t e Quad Cities and surrounding metropolitan area of Iowa and Illinois
Iowa	Scott County Muscatine County Clinton County Davenport Bettendorf Blue Grass Buffalo Dixon Donahue Eldridge Le Claire Long Grove Maysville McCausland New Liberty Panorama Park Park View Pleasant Valley Township Princeton Riverdale
Illinois	Henry County Mercer County Rock Island County Moline Rock Island East Moline Aledo Andalusia Annawan Barstow Bishop Hill Buffalo Prairie Cambridge Carbon Cliff Cleveland Coal Valley Colona Coyne Center Dayton Edgington Galva Geneseo Green River Hampton Hillsdale Hooppole Kewanee Illinois City Matherville Milan North Henderson Nekoma Oak Grove Ophiem Orion Osco Port Byron Reynolds Sherrard Silvis Swedona Woodhull
Attractions	American Pickers Ballet Quad Cities Bally's Quad Cities Bix 7 Road Race Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival Credit Island Downtown Davenport Festival of Trees Figge Art Museum Iowa 80 Rhythm City Casino Resort John Deere World Headquarters John Deere Classic Mississippi River Modern Woodmen Park Niabi Zoo NorthPark Mall Putnam Museum Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center Quad City Air Show Quad City Botanical Center Quad City Downs Quad City-style pizza Quad City Symphony Orchestra River Music Experience RiverCenter Rock Island Arsenal SouthPark Mall Vibrant Arena at The MARK The Freight House TPC at Deere Run Village of East Davenport Walnut Grove Pioneer Village
Colleges	Augustana College Black Hawk College Kaplan University Palmer College of Chiropractic St. Ambrose University Scott Community College Western Illinois University-Quad Cities
Historical Places	Illinois Henry County Mercer County Rock Island County Iowa Scott County Davenport
Infrastructure	Bettendorf Transit Davenport Citibus Davenport Skybridge Lock and Dam No. 14 Lock and Dam No. 15 Moline station Quad Cities International Airport Quad Cities MetroLINK

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